"Everyone in this August chamber knows that this bill is gerrymandering in its worst kind, particularly, one that would provide for new elective positions to accommodate two three-term congressmen.

"But if it were so, why would our Senate President be particularly interested to the point of straining relations with members of the very Senate that he leads? Is it just to please Congressman Villafuerte?" patungkol ni Trillanes kay Rep. Luis Villafuerte.

"I got out of that caucus feeling trampled upon by a bully determined to get his way. My neophyte instincts were telling me then to just keep the peace and get out of his way. But then, the public servant in me just couldn't let this thing pass," ayon sa senador.

"Why would he rush it to the point of dictating on a chief of staff of a fellow senator on what his principal should do and when he should schedule his committee hearings? Worse, our Senate President didn’t even cancel the session at the height of the habagat rains when all government agencies already did, just so this bill could be tackled," dagdag ni Trillanes.

"With this totally unexpected twist, everything seemed to fall into place. Now, there remain only two possibilities: that our Senate President is deeply indebted to GMA [Mrs. Arroyo's initials]; or that he is a GMA lackey. Either way, I have lost trust, faith and confidence in Senator Enrile’s capability to lead the Senate along the path consistent with the reform agenda that I espouse," pahayag ng senador.

"That was the reason why Cong. Villafuerte was asked to enter the room because I did not know about the timeline he was talking about and you did not know this because you were late," ani Enrile. "Did I say anything to pressure you, to favor one side or the other?"

Ngunit hirit ni Enrile: "I was the one who took you out of the rut while you were in prison in Camp Crame. I never did this before. I went out of my way to talk to people so that you can get back here in the Senate and I guaranteed your presence here, but I'm not saying this because I want you to owe any favor to me. I'm just putting that on record to show on record to show the character of each one of us here."

"I'm sure you resented my statement when we were in the Cabinet [meeting] when you were presenting your supposed position as against the position of the Department of Foreign Affairs when President Aquino invited me to attend a Cabinet meeting on the Scarborough problem and I told you who authorized you to make a backroom negotiation with the Chinese for the Scarborough and you were telling me about treason remember? The fact is I asked you who did you talk to in China?" tanong ni Enrile.

"You have a duty to notify the Office of the Senate President when you leave this country to go abroad and the only time that I have authorized you is one time. I don't know how many times you have been to China, my understanding is you have been to China talking to the Chinese government for six times already and that you have met them 15 or 16 times for what reason we do not know," ayon sa lider ng Senado.

"You went to China, you asked the ambassador of the Philippines there Madam [Sonia] Brady and you said do not take notes during our conversation and you called the secretary of foreign affairs a traitor. You told me that he committed treason," patuloy ni Enrile.